Climate change is arguably the greatest environmental challenge facing the world today – and farming is increasingly on the frontline, not to mention the headlines, of resulting weather extremes.

In recent years farmers have had to contend with severe drought followed by monsoon conditions.

There is strong evidence to suggest that such volatile weather events will continue to increase with fervent frequency.

The result is unforeseen patterns of productivity.

On this short course, Niels Corfield will take you through basic methods of becoming more resilient as a farm to climate events.

• How to hold on to water after a rainfall event by building soil health.
• How to use herbal leys to become more drought resistant
• How to improve drainage on your land
• How to make your fields more resilient to compaction by building soil health